B773 severe turbulence encounter, South China Sea, Vietnam, 17 Oct 2011

B773 severe turbulence encounter, South China Sea, Vietnam, 17 Oct 2011

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Author
AIB (Singapore)
Category
Loss of Control Weather Human Factors

On 17 October 2011, a Singapore Airlines Boeing 777-300 in the cruise at night with a Training Captain in command made what turned out to be an insufficient deviation around a potential source of turbulence and, with the seat belt signs remaining off, a number of cabin crew and passenger injuries were sustained during sudden brief but severe turbulence encounter. The Operator subsequently introduced enhanced pilot training to support more effective weather avoidance and better use of the various types of weather radar fitted to aircraft in their 777 fleet.

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